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What Home Depot’s record earnings say about Maine’s housing boom
Sales are way up at Home Depot this year, showcasing how people across Maine are renovating their homes and further heating up the housing market.
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What we know about the avian flu in Maine
What is the avian flu, where it has been detected in Maine and other answers to your questions about the deadly poultry virus.

The latest on COVID-19
Here’s the latest on the coronavirus in Maine and nationwide.

Read our ongoing coverage of Maine housing and real estate
Here’s a roundup of what we know so far about about the housing crisis that has hit the state.
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This East Coast city dominates the list of out-of-staters eyeing moves to Portland
More than half of the people looking online for places to live in Portland were from Boston, followed by New York and Washington, D.C., according to real estate search data.

Maine’s small ‘real-life Mayberry’ attracts huge influx of out-of-state residents
With many attracted to its rural nature and scenery, 3 out of 10 residents of Hanover moved from another state between 2019 and 2020.

Maine Masons had their 1st big meeting in 2 years. Then several members caught COVID.
It shows how group outbreaks are still a threat after a return to indoor events with the onus more on the public to test and track cases.
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The art of maple tapping
With Maple Sunday coming up next weekend, check out the basics to get started maple tapping as the sap starts running.

How Maine’s charging station infrastructure is changing
The electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Maine is surprisingly widespread and constantly growing.

Indigenous writer is weaving together heritage and modern life in his work
Morgan Talty’s “Night of the Living Rez” is a tribute to his Penobscot roots, and speaks to what it means to live through tragedy.